Hair-gauge clipper



NOV. 25

s. FRIEDMAN HAIR GAUGE CLIPPER Filed 0G12. 19. 1923 l; l Zu.. /l/ f through which thehair -may reach the VTok all whom rcom'erfm Patented Nov. 25, 1924.

l UNITED ASTATES OFFICE; j,

sur rnrnmuan, or ATLANTA, anomala f k Harn-GAUGE t emrrnn.y

Applicationlled 0ctober;.19, I1922i. Serial 171'0. 669,609. i

Be it known that l, SAM, Fianna/IAN, ya citizen of the United States Vof-A1nerica,

residingat Atlanta, in the county of Fulton q and State of Georgia, have invented cervtain'new and useful lmprovementsfin Hair` prising a memberhavir1gy slidab e'. coopera- 1 tion with the usualhair clipper andl formed with teeth to register with the cuttingteethk of the clipper to thereby lprovide slots cutting teethof the clipper. An adjusting screw is provided, having threaded connection with the gauge and detachably connected at one end with the base plate of the clipper proper, whereby ink the adjustment of the gauge by means of the-screw,

f the operative or toothedv end ofthe latter is caused to move forwardly or rearwardly, and through its normal angular relation to the base plate of the clipper, will, inpsuch movement, be positioned, farther yfrom or closer tothe cutting teeth, thereby increasing or decreasing the length of hairy out in' the normal operation of the clipper.

The invention is designed for connection with the usual hand clipper, or is ydesigned for connection with the motor driven clipper, the adjustment of the d former case being a manual one, and the adjustment of the gauge in the latter case being an automatic one, with the control of the automatic operating means v manually',

' 1 the particular slot 6, the soc ethavin (an exgoverned. 1 n .u ,y t l The invention is illustrated 1n the acceui-A panying drawings, in which; l

Fig. l is a View in bottom plan, partly in section, illustrating the application ofthe improved .gauge to anv automatically `op'- erated'or power driven hair clipper.y d

Fig. 2 is abroken perspective showing the gauge as designed more particularly for hand operated clippers, a portion -of vthe base plate ofthe clipper being shown..

Figs. 3 and 4 are sectional views illustrating different positions of, the gauge rel ative to the cutting teeth of the iyPPer.

Fig. 5 is a detail-'sectional view ,showing `of thegaugag., l ,e ,y s o F1g; k7 ,'s ai plan showing'` another 'form' gauge in the o theoconnection of the operative end ofthe adjustingkscrew-with the base.H plate of the cliper.:v y f 'l n ig. 6 is a side* elevation offFig'.v 1 illustrating particularly the relative disposition or gauge operatingllieanfsas applied, ,a

`hand operated clipper,

- The improved gauge compri'ses a base' 1 formed` at its ,forward end with teeth,

preferably of.; materially y`greater depth ythan y the cutting teeth 3` of Ithe""clip'per.Vv The outer or bearing surfaceof 'the basel vis` rounded at 4, ,and fsaidbase is integrally provided with "side walls' o 5, which increase Lin height toward, the rear of the gauge.

The ,y side `,wallsv .of the rgauge are formed on .their inner surfaces with channels toreceive the base'oplate 7 .ofv the clipper proper. This base plate, isvformed with a transverse/channel o 8, 'in' whichy the'l'guide for the movable cutter plate is mounted, and for the purposes of the` resent invention, one end @of this channel' 1s "utilized in providing for the adjustment y'of the clipper.

For this purpose a circular head 9 is ,swiveled uponvone end of an .adjusting screw 10, and this head 9 is slotted at 11 y.so as to snugly yembrace the base plate 7 *ofy the clipper ,proper andffit in the channel 8 thereof. Thus cooperation with the channel 8 thereo The clipper properis heldin this relation 12 iny lthe opposite slot 6, as will be seen from'Fig. 1. The adjustingscrew v10 eX-y tends through a threadedsocket lvsecured at the reary end ofthe cli per in line ,with

tension'l/i to overlie ,one end of t e particular wall r5 to 'permit off securing'A the socket removably in rplace by a screw 15.

In the formshown in F1g.f1, which indicates' a power, drivenclipper, they wer shaft 16 extends througha housingl having a lateral portion 18. t vThe power shaft is provided with loose pinions 19` and 20 which cooperate with ar pinion `21";on a

, tension, whichjstub rshaft has a rpinion 423 cooperating jwith a large pinion 24 to l the head2) is heldslidably y,within thesslot 6 and fixed with relationto Y the base plate? of they clipper proper b with the gauge by kproviding af leaf spring f ystuby shaft' 22fmounted inthe housing ex-` ended clutch member 27 controlled by a.'

Q Mounted Within the housing 17 is a double finger piece 28, the clutch member being formed to cooperate at will with either of the inions 19 or 20.

O viously by causing the power shaft 16 tooperate either pinion 19 or 20 at will, the

gauge adjusting` screw 10 may be moved inv either direction and thus cause the gauge to vmovetowa'rd orfrorn the cuttingy teeth 3 "of the c1ippcr,as willbe apparent from Fig. 1, and as indicated in Figs. 3 and 4. It is of i' course understood that-therelative sizes of the pinions 23 and 24.-, together with an extremely fine thread on the adjusting'screw '10,causes the gauge 'to'move slowly and thus gradually change the length` of hair cut by i lthe clipper from the startte the finish of the stroke. Obviously ywith' the gauge 'at its minimum" distance from the teeth-3, and the fcuttin stroke started, ythehair will beV cut very s crt, and iftheapproprate pinion 19 or 20 is.` then moved intocooperation with `the power shaft, the movementof the gauge will be started, andas the'stroke contlnues, ythe length of hair leftl standing ask the clipper ymoves 'upwardly on 'the head-will be gnfalduall increased.' Having com leted the t stroke, t e operator willreverse tV e gauge,-

it toits minimum gauge position,A

restorin a l by shifting the` clutch, and' will startiat the lower portion of the head forl the next cut.

`Thusthe hair willbe cut of even length'durin the'successivemovement's of the clipper.

n using the particular gauge with' the ordinary hand operated clipper, the adjusting screw 10 maybe' providedwith a knurled yopera-ting head '29, as in Fig. 2, Vand the A gauge adjustment in this vcase will be .carf .riedout manually by turning'the adjusting screw asv desired. f

In Fig. 7, I have shown a slight modifica- 1 tion rwith respectto the operating means vwhere the .gauge is 'applied to a hand operat- `ed,clipper. Inga this form, the adjusting screw 10 is mounted at Aits outer endy in a bracket 30 secured to the gauge, thefterminal `of the adjusting screw being provided v with a beveledv pinion 31.V A transverse shaft 32is mounted in the bracket beyond the end of the adjusting fscrew 'and isprovided at oneend with a beveled pinion 33'to cooperate with the pinion v3,1, and at the opposite end with an operating disc 34 having a han- V.d1/e 35. AThus `'in this'form, the adjustment of the gauge may be Acarried out during theA ,clippingoperationin a4 manner approx1matingthat of the. automatic power driven mechanism. f j d Itis of course to vbe ,understood that the gauge may be permanentlyset for an desii-edy cutting length ofthe clipper, an this' with either form of the construction shown, l ,so that if itis desired that the clipper sltlll the'base,

e s `'ncut uniform distance, from t throughout a yparticular cut, as on top of the head-r for example, the gauge may be set to the required distance, and the clipper oper- Aated in the usual manner. The teeth 2 of the clipper serve to separate the hair and cause themfto be drawn in an upright position, so that the cutting teeth of the clipperv may operate with `greater facility. Thus. the gauge Vserves all the functions of the comb in the ordinary hair cutting operation, as it tends t'ostraighten the, hair for cuttingfand atthe same timeQprovide /or such cuttin rvdistance as tov leave any desired length Q hair standing and tok automatically and gradually.' vary this distance if such result is desired; i

The gauge proper may be v.constructed, `of

any appropriate material, and as is obvious,

may kbe readily'removed` from the clipper `when it-is necessary to. clean or repair the If desired, and as.preferredthe'o erative surface4i of the Igauge maybe-provi ed with `-a roller`- 30 for convenience 1n moving vthe gauge over the hair in the clipping operation. Claims: L. 1. In a clipper, a gauge having side walls yformed with slots 'disposedv at 'an` angle/to lthe plane of the gauge,and means operative in the gauge andl having removable connection with the clipper .proper to adjust th gauge relativeto theclipper. l

2. A-gauge for hair clippers, comprisin abase formed with'comb teeth at one en walls formed with slots atan angle tothe base, an adjusting member having threaded connection with one side wall and extending ylengthwise ther slot, and ahead mounte upon one end of the rod and adaptedjto 'interit with a portion of the clipper with which the gau e cooperates. t

3. A auge or hair clippers, comprising a base ormed with-comb teeth at one' end, the bottom surface of f the gauge being curved longitudinally, side walls formed Vwith slots' at an angle. to the base, an adjusting screw having threaded connection with one side wall andnextending lengthwise the slot, and means carried by one end of said screw lto engage var clipper plate.

LA clipper, a

slots disposed at an angleto the planefof 'the'gauge, a set screw lhavingthreaded'conconnection wit l auge having comb teeth atonefend thereo side walls'formed with lengthwise the slot, and means carried by connection with one side wall and extending one end of said screw to engage a clipper lengthwise the slot, means carried by one plate. end of said screw to engage a clipper plate, 10

6. A gauge for hair clippers, comprising and a roller mounted in the operatlve surface 5 a base formed with comb teeth at one en d, 0f the base. Y

side walls formed with slots at an angle to In testimony WhereOf I afix my signature. the base, an adjusting screw having threaded SAM FRIE'DMAN. [L. 5.] 

